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Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden
The Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden (approximately 400 acres) is a botanical garden located at 45-680 Luluku Road, Kāne'ohe, Oahu, Hawaii. It is part of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, and is open daily, without charge, except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The garden was established in..

Ho-Oh
, is a fictional, mythical character in the Pokémon series. The Pokémon's romanized Japanese name is the Japanese word for phoenix, specifically, the legendary Chinese phoenix, the Fenghuang. It represents Pokémon Gold. Contents 1 Characteristics2 In the video games2.1 Ho-Oh in..

Hoo
Hoo is used in placenames in the east of England to indicate coastal peninsulas and promontories. It appears in: Hoo St Werburgh on the Hoo peninsula in KentHoo, SuffolkSutton Hoo This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an ref..

Hoo-Bangin' Records
Hoo-Bangin' Records is an independent record label founded by rapper Mack 10. He took the name from a famous hit single of his. Temporarly it was a subsidiary of Cash Money Records. Contents 1 Former members2 Current Roster3 Film Production4 External links Former members All..

Hooah
Hooah (hü-ä or who-ah) is a U.S. Army slang term. It is used primarily by infantry, airborne troops, and rangers "referring to or meaning anything and everything except no" http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/rda/rda-ap/hooah.html - AMC Acquisition Policy. It can also be a type of battle cry. The word'..

HOOAH! Bar
The HOOAH! bar is an energy bar created by the United States military. It was originally provided to military personnel in Meals Ready to Eat (MRE), Meal Cold Weather, and First Strike rations. It is currently available on sale to the public. The name comes from the word "hooah," which is commonl..

Hoobastank
Hoobastank (also colloquially referred to as "Hooba" or "The Stank") is a rock band best known for their hits "Crawling in the Dark" (2001), "Running Away" (2002), "The Reason" (2004) and "If I Were You" (2006). Contents 1 Early Career2 Career success3 Band members3.1 Former ..

Hoobastank (album)
Hoobastank is the first major studio release by rock band Hoobastank. It was released on November 20,2001 by Island Records. Two fairly successful singles were released, Crawling in the Dark and Running Away, though criticial reception was generally poor. Track listing "Crawling in the Dark" (Da..

Hoober stand
Hoober Stand is a 30 metre high building situated on a ridge in Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire in the North of England. It lies approximately 157 m above sea level. It was designed by Henry Flitcroft in the eighteenth century as part of the Jacobian defeat. On the top of the stand, it pr..

Hooch
Hooch may mean: Moonshine, making illegal whiskeyChattahoochee River, in the southeastern United StatesPieter de Hooch, a painter during the Dutch Golden AgeHooch (shelter), a small shelter for people, common in VietnamBeasley the Dog, co-star the 1989 film Turner and HoochA character from Scrubs (..

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Hooch (band)
Hooch is a rock/blues band based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Their first album, Kick the Dog, was released in 2004. Their second album was released in 2005, and contained tracks produced by Caroline's Spine frontman Jimmy Newquist. ..

Hood
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hood may refer to: People:* Admiral Hood, any of several officers of the Royal Navy* John Bell Hood (1831–1879), a Confederate general during the American Civil War* Glenda Hood, the secretary of state for Florida* Leroy Hoo..

Hooda
Hooda or Hudda is gotra of Jats found in Haryana in India. Hooda, Dabas and the Dahiya gotras are all brethren. These people came to Haryana from Marwar along with the Dahiya clan. At present they have 24 villages near Rohtak in Haryana. Natable persons from the clan Bhupinder Singh Hooda - CM Har..

Hooded Crane
The Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) is a small, dark crane. It has a darkish-grey body. The top of the neck and head is white, except for a patch of bare red skin above the eye. The Hooded Crane breeds in south-central and south-eastern Siberia. Breeding is also suspected in Mongolia. Over 80% of..

Hooded Crow
The Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) (sometimes called Hoodiecrow) is an Eurasian bird species in the genus of crows. It is so similar in structure and habits to the Carrion Crow that some authorities consider them to be merely geographical races of one species, however since 2002 the Hooded Crow has be..

Hooded Grebe
The Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi), is a medium-sized grebe found in the southern region of South America. It grows to about 34 cm in length, and is black and white in color (body). It is found in isolated lakes in the most remote parts of Patagonia, and spends winters along the coast of the sa..

Hooded Grosbeak
The Hooded Grosbeak Coccothraustes abeillei is found in Central America, mostly in Mexico. ..

Hooded Justice
Hooded Justice is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe who appeared in the graphic novel Watchmen in 1986. Character history [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Hooded Justice is credited with being the first costumed superhero to appear in th..

Hooded Merganser
The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a small sea duck, and is the only member of the genus Lophodytes (Reichenbach, 1853). Hooded Mergansers ducks have a crest at the back of the head which can be expanded or contracted. In adult males, this crest has a large white patch, the head is b..

Hooded Oriole
The Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus, is a medium-sized New World oriole. Adults have a pointed bill and white wing bars. The adult male has an orange head with black on the face and throat; they are black on the back, wings and tail, orange on the underparts. The adult female is olive-green on ..

Hooded Parrot
The Hooded Parrot, Psephotus dissimilis is a medium-sized, up to 26cm long, turquoise blue parrot with black head, green wing, brown back and greenish blue-bronze tail feathers edged with white. It has pale grey beak, greyish brown legs and brown eye. Female is an olive green parrot with pale blue ..

Hooded Pitohui
The Hooded Pitohui, Pitohui dichrous is a songbird of New Guinea with black and orange plumage. This species and its two close relatives, the Variable Pitohui and the Brown Pitohui, are the first documented poisonous birds. A neurotoxin called homobatrachotoxin found in the birds' skin and feathe..

Hooded Seal
The Hooded Seal (Cystophora christata) is an arctic seal found only in the central and western North Atlantic ranging from Svalbard in the east to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the west. Contents 1 Naming2 The bulge3 Size4 Lifestyle5 Breeding6 Offspring7 Lifespan..

Hooded Spirits
"Cloaked scurrying figures carved in an almost abstract manner," (Henig, 62), the Hooded Spirits, or Genii Cucullati appear in religious sculpture across the Romano-Celtic region from Britain to Austria, with a particular concentration in the Rhineland (Hutton). In Britain they tend to be found in ..

Hooded Vulture
The Hooded Vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus, is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Necrosyrtes. It breeds in a stick nest in trees (often palms) in much of Africa south of the Sahara, laying on..

Hooded Warbler
The Hooded Warbler, Wilsonia citrina, is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America across the eastern USA and into southernmost Canada. It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. This is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. The Hooded Warbler has a plain ..

Hooded Wheatear
The Hooded Wheatear, Oenanthe monacha, is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. This 15.5-17 cm long bird is a resident breeder in unvege..

Hoodening
Hoodening, also called Hodening, is an East Kent tradition vaguely related to Mumming and the Morris dance, and dating back at least to the mid-18th century. Related traditions also exist in Wales and Lancashire. It was centred on the ploughing teams at farms in and around Thanet, although groups al..

Hoodia
Hoodia is a genus in the plant family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadaceae. Stevens PF (2001 onwards). [Gentianales.] Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (Missouri Botanical Gardens). Version 7, May 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2006. Hoodias are stem succulents, described as "Cactiform" ..

Hoodie
If you are looking for a bird, see hooded crow. A hoodie (sometimes also spelled hoody) is a shirt or sweatshirt with a hood. Some pullover hoodies also have a large pocket across the front called a kangaroo pocket, and many feature a logo. Some hoodies also have strings that can be pulled to tighte..

Hoodie (Lady Sovereign song)
"Hoodie" is the third single from U.K. hip hop artist Lady Sovereign's debut album Public Warning, following the release of her first U.K. top 40 hit, "9 to 5". The single was produced by U.K. dance outfit Basement Jaxx and became her third top 75 hit, peaking at #44 in the U.K. singles chart. The..

Hoodlebug
Hoodlebug was a nickname used for small passenger trains or trolley cars that provided commuter service in parts of America. The name usually applies to such service in rural areas between towns or from towns to factories or mines before the advent of bus service. Hoodlebugs were also used for sch..

Hoodlum
Hoodlum is a 1997 United Artists film that gives a partially fictional account of the gang war between the Italian/Jewish mafia alliance and the black gangsters of Harlem that took place in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The film concentrated on the illegal activities lives of Ellsworth "Bumpy" Joh..

Hoodlums (Rayman)
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. The Hoodlums are the (fictional) main villains of the video game [[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]] by Ubi Sof..

Hoodlum Priest
Named after a 1960s movie, Hoodlum Priest was led by Derek Thompson, born of an Irish background but born and raised in London, his self-chosen moniker for his work as a producer and engineer, using hip-hop, industrial, and techno influences as the source of material for his sounds. While Thompson ..

Hoodlum Priest (album)
The self titled album is the 3rd album from UK Industrial band Hoodlum Priest. This album featured former Pigface member Mary Byker taking on most of the vocals, but the sampling has been used less on this album. Contents 1 Tracklisting:2 Samples Used:2.1 \"Addicts\"2.2 \"Na..

Hoodlum Priest (film)
Hoodlum Priest is a 1961 film by Irvin Kershner, based on the life of Father Charles Clark, who ministered to street gangs. Irvin Kershner 1950s Stakeout on Dope Street | The Young Captives 1960s Hoodlum Priest | Face in the Rain | The Luck of Ginger Coffey | A Fine Madness | The Flim-Fla..

Hoodoo
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Alternate uses: hoodoo (geology), Hoodoo (ski area), Hoo-Doo (character in Lidsville TV show), Hudu "ancient-Af..

Hoodoo (album)
Hoodoo is the title of the third solo music recording/album of singer Alison Moyet. Track listing FootstepsIt Won't Be LongThis HouseRiseWishing You Were HereHoodooMeeting With My Main MainBack Where I BelongMy Right A.R.M.Never Too LateFind Me References http://www.alisonmoyet.com ..

Hoodoo (geology)
See Hoodoo for the folk practice of that name. Hoodoos East of Drumheller, Alberta Hoodoos are tall thin spires of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. They are composed of soft sedimentary rock, and are topped by a piece of harder, less easily-eroded stone that prot..

Hoodoo (ski area)
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Hoodoo Brown
Hyman G. Neill, better known as Hoodoo Brown, was the leader of the Dodge City Gang in Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1879 and early 1880. According to Harold Thatcher, curator of the Rough Rider Museum in Las Vegas, Hoodoo was "the baddest cowboy of them all". He was described as tall and thin, with ligh..

Hoodoo Gurus
The Hoodoo Gurus are a rock band from Sydney, Australia, although three of the original members Dave Faulkner, Rod Radalj and James Baker were originally from Perth. Both Radalj and Baker were members of the original line-up of Perth band The Scientists; Faulkner and Baker were also members of Pert..

Hoodoo Mountain
Hoodoo Mountain is a stratovolcano located in north western British Columbia, Canada. 56.76 N, 131.30 W Elevation: 6072 feet (1850m) References [Volcano World]..

Hoodoo Revelator
Hoodoo Revelator is an American five-piece band from Eastern Massachusetts. They are well-known for their driving blues that features impressive guitar and hamonica behind the scorching vocals of lead singer Jay Scheffler who also plays guitar. The other bandmates are Jim Chilson (Lead Guitar), M..

Hoodsgrove
Hoodsgrove is a townland in the parish of Rosbercon, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is bordered by Ballybeg to the east, Tinneranny to the north and Kilbrahan to the south. Families in Hoodsgrove include Bird, Curran, Dooley, Malone and Walsh. The Mile Bush is a notable landmark, standing in a fork..

Hoodsport, Washington
Hoodsport is an unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington. Hoodsport is located along the Hood Canal, although many of the town's residents live slightly inland. The area has a number of stores and restaurants to cater to visitors who come along U.S. Route 101. Lake Cushman is nearby. ..

Hoodstar
This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected . This is the third album from Chingy. Guests will include The Get It Boys, Three 6 Mafia, Mannie Fresh, Janet Jackson, Jermaine Dupri, DJ Qiuk, Lil Scrappy, Jody Breeze, Young City, & Spiff. Production will include Jerm..

Hoodwinked
Hoodwinked is an American computer-animated family comedy produced by Blue Yonder Films with Kanbar Entertainment. It was released by The Weinstein Company in selected markets on December 16, 2005, before expanding nation-wide on January 13 2006. It was written and directed by Cory Edwards, Todd Ed..

Hoodywood Records
Hoodywood Records Parent company Conglomeride Entertainment Founded 2002 Founder(s) Antheiaus D. Conquest Distributing label [[]] (In the US) Genre(s) Hiphop, Starchild R&B Country US Web address http://www.hoodywood.com Hoodywood Records is an American record company an..

Hood (anatomy)
See also the clitoral hood The hood is the name in anatomy for the flap of skin behind the head of cobras, which can be used to make the snake appear bigger. It can also carry distinctive markings. The hood of the Asian cobra is, proportionately, much larger than that of the king cobra and is usuall..

Hood (band)
Hood are a U.K.-based band from Leeds, formed at the end of 1990. The band consists of Chris, Richard Adams, and friends. Their music has been compared to Radiohead, The Notwist, Pavement, My Bloody Valentine, and Mogwai. Contents 1 Short History2 Discography2.1 Studio albums2.2&n..

Hood (headgear)
A hood is a kind of headgear that covers most of the head and neck and sometimes the face. They may be worn for protection from the environment, for fashion, as a form of traditional dress or uniform, to prevent the wearer seeing or to prevent the wearer being identified. Today, fashion hoods are g..

Hood (vehicle)
The hood of a Ferrari 360, hilighted in red The hood (U.S.) or bonnet (U.K.) is the hinged cover over the engine of motor vehicles that allows access to the engine compartment for maintenance and repair. On passenger cars, a hood may be held down by a concealed latch. On race cars, or cars w..

Hood 2 hood
Hood 2 Hood is a documentary based on different regions of the states, showing the lifestyles of supposed "thugs" in urban ghettos. ..

Hood Canal
The Hood Canal as seen from Camp Parsons Boy Scout Camp. Hood Canal, is a fjord off Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington, with an average width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) and an average depth of 500 feet (152 m). It extends for about 50 miles (80 km) southwest from the entrance between Foul..

Hood Canal Bridge
The Hood Canal Bridge, as the William A. Bugge Bridge is commonly known, carries Washington State Route 104 across the Hood Canal near the north end of the canal ([47°51′36.45″N, 122°37′30″W]) and provides the only direct transportation link between the Olympic Peninsula and the ..

Hood College
Hood College is a co-educational liberal arts college located in Frederick, Maryland. The college serves approximately 936 graduate students and another 1,185 undergraduate students. Contents 1 History2 Academics2.1 Bachelor of Arts2.2 Bachelor of Science2.3 Masters Pr..

Hood County, Texas
Hood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 41,100. Its county seat is Granbury6, and the county is considered a part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Hood County is named for John Bell Hood, a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of H..

Hood event
The Hood Event (Çuval olayı or Çuval hadisesi in Turkish) was an incident on 2003-07-04 following the 2003 Invasion of Iraq where a group of Turkish military personnel operating in northern Iraq were captured, led away with hoods over their heads, and interrogated by the United States military...

Hood Grange
Hood Grange is a hamlet and civil parish near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. It is located at the foot of Sutton Bank, south of the larger village of Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe. It is notable of consisting of only a single household after its population decreased rapidly in the late ..

Hood Green
Hood Green is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. It is near Dodworth and Silkstone, which are also villages in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley. Landmarks Wentworth Castle & Gardens This site is only a matter of metres from the village of Hood Green..

Hood Hop
Hood Hop is the debut album by rap artist J-Kwon. Club hit, "Tipsy", was amazinly successful on the US, UK and Australian charts. Track listing IntroHood HopTipsyIc IcShow Your AssMusty Interlude IThey Ask MeUnderwearWelcome To Tha HoodU Ain't Gotta Like MeMusty Interlude IIMy EnemiesParking LotY..

HOOD method
HOOD (Hierarchical Object Oriented Design) is a detailed software design method. It is based on hierarchical decomposition of a software problem. It comprises textual and graphical representations of the design. HOOD was initially created for the European Space Agency and is used in such various d..

Hood of Horror
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Hood of the Living Dead
Hood of the Living Dead is a direct to video zombie movie about a regeneration formula bringing the dead back to life. Summary: Ricky (Carl Washington) is a young scientest living in the Hoods of Oakland, with his brother Jermaine (Brandon Daniels). Ever since his parents died he has been workin..

Hood ornament
Hood ornament on a Ford Roadster Occasionally, people will create their own hood ornament, as this Texas pick-up truck driver has done for a tailgating party prior to a college football game. A hood ornament is the name given to a specially crafted model of something which symbolises a c..

Hood rich
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. "Hood rich" is a slang term of African American origin used in the United States, mainly used pejoratively to de..

Hood River
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The Hood River is a tributary of the Columbia River in Northwestern Oregon in the United States. Approximately 25 mi (40 km) long from its mouth to its farthest headwaters on the East Fork, the river descends from wilderness areas in the Cascade Range near ..

Hood River, Nunavut
The Hood River of Nunavut, Canada is a 400 km long river draining into the Arctic Ocean from its headwaters in the interior of Canada's tundra at Lake Tahikafaluk, close to the Northwest Territories border. In the short Arctic summer canoeists braving the mighty river can see the migration of the B..

Hood River, Oregon
Hood River is a town in and county seat of Hood River County, Oregon, and a port on the Columbia River. The town was named for the nearby stream, Hood River. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,831. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Crime5 Sister..

Hood River (disambiguation)
Hood River can refer to: The Hood River in Oregon in the United StatesThe Hood River in Nunavut in CanadaThe town of Hood River, Oregon.Hood River County, Oregon.A dialect of Upper Chinook, a Chinookan language. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associat..

Hood River Bridge
The Hood River Bridge is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Columbia River between Hood River, Oregon and White Salmon, Washington. The bridge is currently the second oldest road bridge across the Columbia between Washington and Oregon. It was built by the Oregon-Washington Br..

Hood River County, Oregon
Hood River County is a county created in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1908. The county was named for the tributary of the Columbia River within its boundaries, Hood River. As of 2000, the population amounts to 20,411. Its county seat is Hood River6. Contents 1 Economy2 Geography2.1&nb..

Hood scoop
Functional hood scoop on a Subaru Impreza WRX A hood scoop is an air vent on the hood of an automobile that either allows a flow of air to directly enter the engine compartment, or appears to do so. It may be closed, and thus purely decorative, or serve to enhance performance in several possi..

Hood Star
Hood Star is the third album by hip-hop star Chingy, following the release of Powerballin'. It will be released on September 12, 2006. Tracklist (So Far) Dem Jeans (Feat. Jermaine Dupri)All We Do Is This (Produced by Trak Starz)Brand New Kicks (Feat. Mannie Fresh) (Produced by Mannie Fresh)Pull..

Hood Surgeon
Hood Surgeon (Born Curtis Andre Young on December 15, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is an up and coming rapper, and he is the son of hip hop record producer Dr. Dre. He also has a mixtape out called The Autopsy. External link [Official MySpace] ..

Hood to Coast
Hood to Coast is a long-distance relay race held in Oregon. It is the longest major relay in North America and the largest in the world in terms of total participation, drawing 1,000 twelve-person teams annually. The course runs 197 miles (317 km) from Timberline Lodge on the slopes of Mount Hood,..

Hood unit
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a [WikiProject Countering systemic biasworldwide view].Please improve the article or discuss the issue on the [talk page]. A GP40 running long hood forward. An ALCO RS-1 BNSF GP60B #346, a ..

Hood vs. Evil
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Hooe
Hooe is a small village located about two miles (3km) north-west of Bexhill, in the Wealden District of East Sussex; The original stub for this village stated 'it is continuous with its neighbour, Hooe Common. This is in fact confusing, Hooe church stands by itself in the middle of fields and is con..

Hoofddorp
The town of Hoofddorp in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. On this map, airport Schiphol is included in Hoofddorp (to the east of the town). Hoofddorp is a town in North Holland, the main town of the Haarlemmermeer municipality. It has a population of 67,817 (2006). The name translates as Ma..

Hoofdklasse
The Hoofdklasse is the third highest Dutch football league and the highest amateur league. The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of the traditional pillarization, the segregation of Dutch society. The Saturday-clubs are by and large christian clubs, who wer..

Hoofdklasse Honkbal
Hoofdklasse Honkbal, Dutch for Major League Baseball, is the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is an 8 team league that plays a 42 game schedule and is overseen by the KNBSB. Games are played principally on weekends. The season runs from April to September and is follo..

Hoofdwacht, Haarlem
Hoofdwacht at the Grote Markt in Haarlem. De Hoofdwacht is a historical building on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, the Netherlands. It was built in the 13th century. Traces in the wall indicate that this is one of the oldest buildings in the city. From 1250 to around 1350 it served as the first ..

Hooft
Hooft: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft - poetGerardus 't Hooft - physicistJotie T'Hooft - poet This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ar..

Hoof 'n' Horn
Hoof 'n' Horn is a student-run musical theater production group at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It is the second-oldest student-run group in the nation, with its first production in 1936 and productions continuing up to today to include three large-scale shows every academic year. ..

Hoof glue
Hoof Glue is an adhesive made by boiling down the hooves of ungulates. It is a partially hydrolyzed keratin. It is a kind of animal glue. History Hoof glue was widely used throughout human history. The oldest known bow is 9600 years old and made using hoof glue. Animal glues have been used for thin..

Hoogblokland
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hoogblokland in the municipality of Giessenlanden. Hoogblokland ([51°52′N 4°59′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Giessenlanden, and lies about 4 km..

Hoogersmilde
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hoogersmilde in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. Hoogersmilde ([52°54′N 6°24′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km so..

Hoogeveen
[Hoogeveen] is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Town Hall Population centres Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town. Other villages of the town are Hollandscheveld, Nieuw Moscou, ..

Hoogezand
Hoogezand is a village in the municipality Hoogezand-Sappemeer, located in the northeast, Netherlands. Satellite photo of the area ..

Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Hoogezand-Sappemeer is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is the second largest municipality in the province of Groningen, after the city of Groningen. It is well known for its ship building industry. Population centres AchterdiepBorgercompagnieBorgwegFoxhamFoxholFoxholsterboschH..

Hooghalen
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hooghalen in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. Hooghalen ([52°55′N 6°32′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 9 km south of ..

Hooghly
Hooghly can refer to: the Hooghly Riverthe town of Hooghly, now part of Hugli-ChinsuraHooghly District, a district containing the above town This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to..

Hooghly District
Hooghly Location of Hooghly Headquarters ..

Hoogkarspel
Hoogkarspel (population estimate: 6800) is a village in the municipality Drechterland, located in the north west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ..

Hoogland
Hoogland is a village located north of the city of Amersfoort. Since 1974, Hoogland has been a part of the municipality of Amersfoort. Hoogland is famous for its unique Carnival and annual village festival. Hoogland was also the native place of Henricus van de Wetering, former Archbishop of Utrecht..

Hooglanderveen
The church of Hooglanderveen Hooglanderveen ([52°11′N 5°26′E]) is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Amersfoort, and lies about 4 km northeast of Amersfoort. It is notable for the presence of a large catholic church. Formerly, the ..

Hooglede
Hooglede is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gits and Hooglede proper. On January 1 2005 Hooglede had a total population of 9,838. The total area is 37.84 km² which gives a population density of 260.02 inhabitants per km&su..

Hoogmeien
Hoogmeien in the municipality of Buren. Hoogmeien ([51°56′N 5°30′E]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 8 km northeast of Tiel.ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Refe..

Hoogsteen base pair
--> A Hoogsteen base pair is a minor variation of base-pairing in nucleic acids such as the A•T pair shown in the figure. In this manner, two nucleobases on each strand can be held together by hydrogen bonds in the major groove. A Hoogsteen base pair applies the N7 position of the purine base (as..

Hoogstraten
Location of Hoogstraten in Antwerp province Hoogstraten is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Hoogstraten proper and the towns of Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel. On January 1 2006 Hoogstraten had a total populati..

Hoogvliet
Hoogvliet in the municipality of Rotterdam. Hoogvliet is a town and separate borough within Rotterdam in the Netherlands. As per january 1 2004, it had 36,619 inhabitants. Hoogvliet is a former village and municipality in South Holland. The village was first mentioned on May 26 1326 in the ar..

Hoogwoud
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hoogwoud in the municipality of Opmeer. Hoogwoud ([52°43′N 4°56′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 9 km northeast of Heerhugo..

Hoog Kana
Hoog Kana in the municipality of Buren. Hoog Kana ([51°58′N 5°30′E]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 8 km south of Veenendaal.ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Re..

Hooiberg
250px Hooiberg is a 165 m high (541 ft) volcanic formation on the island of Aruba. It is located almost in the center of the island and can be seen from virtually anywhere on the island. The Dutch word Hooiberg, literally translates into Haystack in English. Many have remarked about the pan..

Hoojoo
Hoojoo Productions Ltd is an independent film production company located in Liphook, Hampshire in the South of the United Kingdom, which produces work for the film, television and the festival market. Their released films include: AperitifMeatAftermathExhausted External links [Official Site�..

Hooj Choons
Hooj Choons is a now defunct house record label formed by Red Jerry (real name Jeremy Dickens) in 1990. The first release was "Carnival de Casa" by Rio Rhythm Band. It was not until 1992's release of Felix's "Don't You Want Me", which Red Jerry and Rollo co-produced, that Hooj Choons had thei..

Hook
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word hook has many meanings: Hook is a general term for any of the many mechanical devices with inwardly-bent narrow tips: A fishing hook is a device used to catch fish.A grappling hook is a hook attached to a rope, designed to..

Hook's Drug Stores
Hook's Drug Stores was an Indianapolis, Indiana-based drug store chain which was founded in 1900 by John A. Hook. The chain flourished throughout central Indiana for most of the 20th-century until Hook’s-SupeRx was acquired by Revco in 1994. Revco was subsequently acquired by CVS. Many former H..

Hook, Hampshire
Hook is the name of several different places in the English county of Hampshire: Hook, near BasingstokeHook, near WarsashHook Park This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change t..

Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line, and Sinker are characters in Marvel's Transformers comics. The characters were originally low-life criminals from the planet Ghennix. When Ghennix was destroyed by Unicron, the criminals attempted to escape in a small spaceship, but Unicron caught them very easily. Instead of killing t..

Hook, North Hampshire
Hook is a village in North East Hampshire, UK. It is situated approximately six miles east of Basingstoke and west of Fleet, just north of Junction 5 of the M3 motorway. Hook is found on the A30, from Basingstoke to London. This road has existed since Roman times. Hook is under the control of Har..

Hook, Wiltshire
A small village between the town of Wootton Bassett and the village of Purton, just north of the M4 Motorway. The village is linked to the large town of Swindon by a congested single-track road that's often used as a 'rat-run' by rush-hour commuters. ..

Hook-a-Gate
Hook-a-Gate is a village in Shropshire, England. The postcode begins SY5. It is located on the Shrewsbury to Longden road, just over the A5 Shrewsbury by-pass from Shrewsbury itself. Bayston Hill is nearby too, though there is no direct vehicular road connecting the two villages, only a track. The..

Hook-billed Hermit
The Hook-billed Hermit is a species of hummingbird. The species name authors were Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852.It qualifies as endangered owing to the massive deforestation throughout its range which has reduced it to a few fragmented subpopulations likely to be declining as a result of continued habita..

Hook-billed Kite
The Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers. The critically endangered Cuban Kite Chondrohierax wilsonii is considered by some authors to be a subspecies of the Hook..

Hook-Handed Man
A Series of Unfortunate Events character The Hook-Handed Man Gender Male Hair color brown Age Adult (no further details) Film portrayer Jamie Harris First appearance The Bad Beginning V.F.D. alliance Villain side of the schism The Hook-Handed Man is a villain from Lemony ..

Hook-up
Hook-up or hook up has several meanings: Making a connection, especially an electrical connectionAn electrical connectorSlang term for courtship, especially of short durationThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred ..

Hookah
Man holding a water pipe (hookah) Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [media] Hookah is also the name used for a very simple surface supplied diving system. A hookah is a traditional Middle Eastern or South Asian device for smoking, which operates by water-filtration and ..

Hookahville
--> Hookahville is music festival hosted by the Ohio-based band ekoostik hookah. The festival is held twice a year on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends near Columbus, Ohio. Traditionally, fans arrive the day before the festival begins and camp on site through the weekend. In addition to ekoostik..

Hookbill
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Hookbill is an informal name some pet owners use to refer to members of the parrot family (typically anything la..

Hookdignious
Hookdignious (pronounced: hook-dig-nee-us - Born William Bearyman) is a hip-hop artist/producer from Flint, Michigan, USA. He started his career after being influenced by Flint rappers The Dayton Family, A Tribe Called Quest, and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. In 1992 he was part of a local ..

Hooke
Hooke may refer to a number of things: The scientist Robert HookeHooke village in Dorset, EnglandThe River Hooke, also in Dorset This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the l..

Hooke's law
Hooke's law accurately models the physical properties of common mechanical springs. In physics, Hooke's law of elasticity is an approximation which states that the amount by which a material body is deformed (the strain) is linearly related to the force causing the deformation (the stress). Ma..

Hooke, Dorset
Hooke is a small village in west Dorset, England, 13 kilometers northwest of Dorchester. The village has a population of 118 (Census 2001). The village is situated in the valley of the short River Hooke, a tributary of the River Frome, in the Dorset Downs chalk hills. Rampisham Down, the hill imm..

Hooked on a Feeling
"Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1969 pop song written by Mark James originally performed by B. J. Thomas. That version reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1971, Jonathan King produced his own version, adding the ooga chacka jungle chants from Johnny Preston's "Running Bear." It was subsequen..

Hooked on Classics
Hooked on Classics was a series of record albums first introduced in 1981, toward the end of the Disco era's peak in popularity. Louis Clark, former arranger for Electric Light Orchestra, conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in producing a collection of very recognizable classical music sampl..

Hooked on Comics
Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Greg’s dad is coming to visit because he just retired so he has extra time on his hands. Greg wonders what his dad is going to do with his spare time. Greg’s mom comes in an announces that Tom is collecting com..

Hooked on Monkey Phonics
"Hooked on Monkey Phonics" is episode 313 of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on November 10, 1999. Contents 1 Plot2 Kenny's Death3 Trivia4 External links Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In ..

Hooked on Phonics
Hooked on Phonics is a commercial brand of educational materials, originally designed for reading education through phonetics. Developed in the late 1980s and first marketed widely in the 1990s, it used a particular instructional design to teach letter-sound correlations (phonics) as part of childr..

Hooked squid
Species Genus Ancistroteuthis*Angel Clubhook Squid or Angel Squid, Ancistroteuthis lichtensteiniGenus Kondakovia*Kondakovia longimanaGenus Moroteuthis **Greater Hooked Squid, Moroteuthis ingens*Smooth Hooked Squid, Moroteuthis knipovitchi*Japanese Hooked Squid, Moroteuthis lönnbergii*Rugose Hooke..

Hooked up
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. hooked up was a 2004 reality television series produced by online dating service Lemontonic, for Toronto 1 and the A-Channel stations. The show..

Hooker
Hooker may be: A prostituteGalway Hooker, a traditional sailing vessel from the west coast of IrelandHooker (rugby), a position in rugby union or rugby leagueHooker Glacier, a glacier close to the slopes of Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New ZealandAn expert practitioner of catch wrestling who ..

Hooker, Missouri
Hooker, Missouri is a former community on U.S. Highway 66 (now Missouri Supplemental Route Z) in Pulaski County. Built on a new alignment of US 66 (which bypassed the town of Devils Elbow), nothing remains of the town. ..

Hooker, Oklahoma
Hooker is a city in Texas County, Oklahoma, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,788. Geography Hooker is located at [36°51′41″N, 101°12′50″W] (36.861425, -101.213915)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Censu..

Hookerton, North Carolina
Hookerton is a town in Greene County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 467 at the 2000 census. It is geographically located southwest of Snow Hill, NC on highway 123. Geography Hookerton is located at [35°25′23″N, 77°35′24″W] (35.423060, -77.590101)[Geogra..

Hooker County, Nebraska
Hooker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 783. Its county seat is Mullen6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Village Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,..

Hooker Creek Events Center
The Hooker Creek Events Center is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Redmond, Oregon, USA. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. It was opened in 2000. ..

Hooker Glacier
Hooker glacier Hooker Glacier is one of several glaciers close to the slopes of Aoraki/Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Though not as large as its neighbour, the Tasman Glacier, it is still impressive, and is some 11 kilometres in length. It is on the southwestern slopes of Aor..

Hooker Jim
Hooker Jim (1851-1879) was a Modoc warrior who played a pivotal role in the Modoc War. Jim was the son-in-law of tribal shaman Curley Headed Doctor. After the Battle of Lost River, he led a group of Modoc overland to Captain Jack's Stronghold. During the march, they engaged in a revenge killing on..

Hooker Oak
Hooker Oak was a large oak tree in Chico, California. It was named after English botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker by Annie Bidwell in 1887. When it fell during a windstorm in 1977, it was estimated to be over a thousand years old. It was nearly a hundred feet tall (30 m) and 29 feet (8.8 m) in circ..

Hooker with a heart of gold
The hooker with a heart of gold (also the whore with a heart of gold or the tart with a heart) is a stock character in which a fallen woman, a prostitute who sells sex for cash or drugs, is in fact a kindly and internally wholesome person. This character is often a pivotal, but peripheral, character..

Hooker with a Penis
Hooker with a Penis is a song by American progressive rock/heavy metal band Tool. It appears on the album Ænima. The song is about fans who claim to have been supporting the band since the beginning (as shown by the lines "New tattoos that claimed that he was OGT, As of 92, From the first EP") but..

Hooke (crater)
There is more than one crater named Hooke: Hooke (lunar crater)Hooke (crater on Mars) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended artic..

Hooke (lunar crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..

Hooke Court
Hooke Court is a residential study centre and a private boarding school located in rural West Dorset, England 11 miles from the World Heritage Jurassic Coastline. External links [Hooke Court] ..

Hooke Library
The Hooke Library is the main teaching science lending library at the University of Oxford, England for undergraduates. The library is officially part of the Bodleian Library, and is also associated with the nearby Radcliffe Science Library, a reference library used more for research. It is located..

Hookhams Corner, New South Wales
Hookham's Corner is the junction between the Pacific Highway, Galston Road (which goes to Galston) and Old Berowra Road, Hornsby, (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia It is also the name of a Locality encompassing the area. Currently it is the site of a petrol station and two large wate..

Hooking
Hooking in programming is a technique employing so called hooks to make a chain of procedures as a handler. Thus, after the handled event occurs, control flow follows the chain in specific order. New hook registers its own address as handler for the event and is expected to call the original handler..

Hooking Up
Hooking Up is a collection of essays and short stories by American author Tom Wolfe. Published in 2000, the title stems from the contemporary trend among youths wherein the 'Hookup' (casual sex) comes before any form of Dating or Courtship. The difference between a Hookup and a One-night stand is ..

Hookipa
Dated December 2005, this photo shows high surf at Ho'okipa Beach. Although not visible through the waves, several windsurfers were in the distance. (Note that time is incorrect; the picture was taken in the early afternoon, not at 6:05 PM.) Arguably the most famous windsurfing sight in the w..

Hookmon
Hookmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Champion Level Mutant Digimon. He is a pirate who lost his left hand to a white Whamon & thus now has a multi-pupose hook for a hand. Due to this profile, Hookmon is a homage to Captain Ahab & Captain Hook. Evolution Fresh - YuramonIn-T..

Hooknose
A hooknose (also called an aquiline nose) is a nose that is curved or hooked. The word aquiline comes from the Latin word aquilinus ("eagle-like"), a reference to the curved beak of an eagle. The hooknose snake is distinguished, for example, by its particular distinct upturned snout (cf. hognos..

Hooknose snake
Hooknose snake is a common name which can refer to 9 species of snake found throughout the southwestern United States and Mexico: Genus FicimiaGenus Gyalopion This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this pag..

Hooks, Texas
Hooks is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,973 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Notable Residents/Famous Natives4 External links Geography Hooks is located at [33°28′10″N, 94°16′49″W] (33.469439, -94..

Hooksett, New Hampshire
Hooksett is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 11,721 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links History Hooksett was incorporated in 1822. The first census, taken in 1830, reported 880 residents. Geograph..

Hooksett (CDP), New Hampshire
Hooksett CDP is a census-designated place within the town of Hooksett in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. The CDP data provides specific detail and demographic data for the central village within the town. The population was 3,609 at the 2000 census. All the data here is included in the aggreg..

Hookshot
For the basketball term, see hook shot. The Hookshot in The Legend of Zelda series A hookshot is a device usually used to get from a low place to a higher place or pull distant objects towards oneself. It usually consists of a grappling hook launched from a gun-like firearm. The hooked end sho..

Hookstown, Pennsylvania
Hookstown is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 152 at the 2000 census. Geography Hookstown is located at [40°35′56″N, 80°28′27″W] (40.598869, -80.474150)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Burea..

Hooks Dauss
George August "Hooks" Dauss (September 22 1889 – July 27 1963) was a Major League pitcher who played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers. During his playing career from 1912 to 1926, he won more games in Tigers' franchise history than any other pitcher. Contents 1 Professional playin..

Hooks Mills, West Virginia
Hooks Mills is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia. Hooks Mills is situated between Cacapon Mountain and the Cacapon River along Cacapon River Road (County Route 14) at its junction with H.G. Brill Road (County Route 23/4) south of Capon Bridge with its post office in Yell..

Hooktooth dogfish
Aculeola nigra (de Buen, 1959) or hooktooth dogfish, is a small, little known dogfish. Contents 1 Physical characteristics2 Distribution3 Habits and habitat4 References Physical characteristics Hooktooth dogfish have a blunt flattened snout, very large eyes, a relatively lo..

Hookworm
The hookworm is a nematode parasite that lives in the small intestine of its host, which may be a mammal such as a dog, cat, or human. Two species of hookworms commonly infect humans, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. The geographical distribution of these two species significantly overl..

Hooky
"Hooky" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Brief summary: Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob against going near fishing hooks, saying that if he does, he'll be eaten or put into a gift shop. Patrick wants to take..

Hooky 2 (aka Where's Patrick?)
Where's Patrick? is a phony episode taking place after Hooky in SpongeBob SquarePants. Synopsis SpongeBob returns to the Krusty Krab in clothes (because he got naked because of hooks in "Hooky"). SpongeBob exclaims to Mr. Krabs "Mr. Krabs! Patrick is missing!". Mr. Krabs says "Good thing Squidward..

Hooky party
A hooky party is a party where kids take off the day from school for a group sex party. The party is held in the parent's home when they are at work. In 2002 the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit against local school officials for suspending a group of girls for going to a "hook..

Hooky the Cripple
Hooky the Cripple is a 2002 novel written by Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read, illustrated by Adam Cullen published by Pluto Press. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The story is set in the sixteenth century. It is about a hunchbacked son of a prostitute who..

Hook 'em Horns
A fan displays the Hook 'em Horns during a Texas football game versus Arkansas. Hook 'em Horns is the slogan and hand signal of The University of Texas at Austin. Students and alumni of the University employ a greeting consisting of the phrase "Hook 'em" or "Hook 'em Horns" and also use the ph..

Hook (boxing)
A hook A hook is a punch in boxing. It involves the turning of the core muscles and back, swinging the arm, which is bent at an angle near or at 90 degrees, into the opponent. A hook is usually aimed at the side of the head, but it can also be used for body shots, especially the liver. The c..

Hook (diacritic)
For other meanings of hook, see hook. Diacritical marks accent acute accent ( ˊ ) double acute accent ( ˝ ) grave accent ( ˋ ) breve ( ˘ ) caron / háček ( ˇ ) cedilla ( ¸ ) circumflex ( ˆ ) diaeresis / umlaut ( ¨ ) dot ( · ) anunaasika ( ˙ )..

Hook (film)
Hook, a live-action movie treatment of the Peter Pan stories by J.M. Barrie, was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1991 and starred Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith. Contents 1 Plot outline2 Story Line3 Cast4 \"Hook\" Facts5 Conti..

Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, a passage or phrase, that is believed to be catchy and helps the song stand out; it is "meant to catch the ear of the listener" (Covach 2005, p.71). This term generally applies to popular music, especially pop music. In "Be My Baby", performed by The Ronettes, the hook co..

Hook (rhetoric)
A hook in rhetoric is a rhetorical device that gets the attention of the audience and makes them want to listen to the rest of the speech. Hooks can often be metaphors, playing on emotional appeal. The can be a series of intriguing questions. They can also be a number of other devices, so long as th..

Hook (video game)
Hook is the name of four unrelated video games released in 1992 that were based on the film of the same name. Contents 1 \"Hook\" by ..

Hook and Cod wars
The Hook and Cod wars (Dutch: Hoekse en Kabeljauwse twisten) comprise a series of wars and battles in Holland between 1350 and 1490. Most of these wars were fought over the title of count of Holland, but the underlying reason was the power struggle of the bourgeois in the cities against the ruling n..

Hook and lateral play (American football)
The hook and lateral play is an unorthodox play (often called a trick play) in American football. It starts with the hook, which is where a wide receiver runs a predetermined distance, usually 10 yards down the field and hooks in to receive a forward pass from the quarterback. Another offensive pl..

Hook echo
A classic hook echo. The tornado associated with this echo was part of the 1999 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak. It reached F5 strength on the Fujita scale. The hook echo is one of the classical hallmarks of tornado-producing supercell thunderstorms as seen on weather radar. The echo is produced by ..

Hook End
Hook End is the name of several places in England: Hook End, EssexHook End, OxfordshireHook End, West Midlands This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point dir..

Hook Flash
Hook Flash is a button on a telephone that simulates a quick off-hook/on-hook/off-hook cycle. Usually the functional equivalent of quickly hanging up and lifting the receiver on an old style phone. Most modern telephones implement this as a button. On analog phone connections, this method can b..

Hook Gang
The Hook Gang was a New York street gang and later river pirates during the late nineteenth century. The Hook Gang was formed during the mid-1860s following the American Civil War. Based from New York's Corlears' Hook waterfront of the East River, the Hookers numbered between 50 to 100 members inc..

Hook Head
Lighthouse at Hook Head Hook Head is a headland in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland on the R734, 50 km from Wexford town. This area is renowned for having one of the world's oldest working lighthouses, built in the 13th century. The phrase "by Hook or by Crook" allegedly entered the Englis..

Hook horror
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a Hook Horror is a bipedal, subterranean monster that looks like a vulture-like humanoid with bony hooks in place of hands. The Hook Horror stands about nine feet tall and weighs almost 350 pounds. It has a mottled grey exoskeleton, which is ext..

Hook Island
Hook Island is one of the Whitsunday Islands off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland, located at [20°07′S 148°55′E]. The island is almost uninhabited and quite rugged. Two prominent geographical features on the southern side of Hook Island are Nara and Macona inlets, two ..

Hook ladder
The hook ladder (also called pompier ladder) was once a very important tool of the fire department as firemen could theoretically reach every floor of a building with it. It consists of a simple ladder of 2.5 metres and a long, flat hook on its top. A fireman denied use of stairs inside a tall stru..

Hook Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker is a 1930 slapstick comedy film starring Wheeler & Woolsey (the comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey) with Dorothy Lee. External links ..

Hook Norton
Hook Norton brewery is one of the last surviving Victorian breweries in the UK. (April 2006). Hook Norton is a village in north Oxfordshire, near the Warwickshire border, on the edge of The Cotswolds. It is between the market towns of Banbury and Chipping Norton, and has a population of about ..

Hook Norton Brewery
Hook Norton brewery is one of the last surviving Victorian breweries in the UK. (April 2006). Hook Norton Brewery has been making beer since 1849 in Hook Norton in a fine example of a traditional Victorian "tower" brewery in which all the stages of the brewing process flow logically from floor..

Hook Norton F.C.
Hook Norton F.C. is a football club based in Banbury, England. In the 2002-03 season, they entered into the 2nd Qualifying Round of the FA Vase. For the 2005-06 season, they are members of the Hellenic Football League Division One West, The Manager is Ben Spiero. |- !colspan="3" style="backgrou..

Hook Nosed Sea Snake
Hook Nosed Sea Snake (Enhydrina schistosa)also known as "Beaked Sea Snake".This sea snake is found primarily in the Indian Ocean and adjoining seas. It is a medium-sized, venomous snake. Habitat & habits These snakes are generally found in the coast and coastal islands of India. They are amongst t..

Hook Nose Mike
Hook Nose Mike is an (apparently) otherwise fairly ordinary Tampa area man who became a favorite telephone guest of the Howard Stern Radio Show, sometime around 2003. His trademark greeting is "Good morning, Howard, you hook-nose Jew bastard." Hence his on-air name, Hook Nose Mike. After the greet..

Hook Peninsula
The Hook Peninsula is a peninsula in County Wexford, Ireland. It has been a gateway to south-east Ireland for successive waves of newcomers, including the Vikings, Anglo-Normans and the English. The Hook Peninsula, by Billy Colfer The coastline offers a beach a day for a fortnight and is one..

Hook railway station
Hook station serves the town of Hook and surrounding villages in Hampshire, southern England. There are two platforms serving the outer pair of tracks while the centre pair of tracks have no platforms and are used by fast services between London, the South Coast and the West Country. Most services ..

Hook shot
The hook shot is considered one of the most difficult shots to defend. A hook shot, in basketball, is a play in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently shoots the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends ov..

Hook Street
Hook Street is the name of several places in England: Hook Street, GloucestershireHook Street, Wiltshire This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly ..

Hook sword
The hook sword is an exotic Chinese weapon traditionally associated with Northern styles of Chinese martial arts, but now often practiced by Southern styles as well. Also known as tiger hook swords or qian kun ri yue dao (literally "Heaven and Earth Sun Moon Sword"), these wepons have a blade simila..

Hook turn
Hook turn sign, Melbourne A hook turn is a special right-turn manouvre required in parts of Melbourne, Australia. A hook turn is where a motorist turns right at an intersection from the leftmost lane of traffic. There are thirteen hook turn intersections in the CBD, and a number in South Melb..

Hook Up
"Hook Up" is a collaborative single by the artists signed under New Zealand record label Dawn Raid under the name Dawn Raid All-Stars released in 2004. The premise of the single was also to promote Boost Mobile and has been used as the background music for their advertisements. Song information ..

Hoola Bandoola Band
Hoola Bandoola Band was Swedish progg group from the 1970s with leftist political texts. Leading members were Mikael Wiehe and Björn Afzelius. History Hoola Bandoola Band was, together with Nationalteatern, the biggest band of the Swedish progg movement. And where Nationalteatern put social realis..

Hoole
Hoole is a large area in the north-east of Chester, running from Chester railway station to the M53 motorway. Hoole is home to many hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfasts. The area runs continuously into Newton. The main shopping streets are Faulkner Street and Charles Street. There are th..

Hooley
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Hooley is a small village in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It lies in a "pass" which is the lowest crossing point of the North Downs for several kilometers in either direction. Both the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and..